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This was a striking moment from the Social Security breakout session of the fiscal responsibility summit. Amy Goldstein reports that Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio),

Reid Wilson has the details of a National Journal interview with Newt Gingrich in which the former speaker of the House -- resigning 12 years ago, Democrats

The U.S. Interior Department announced Tuesday new protections for scientific researchers, and the work they produce, from political pressure and manipulation.

Any hopes for a picture-perfect ending to the 2011 legislative session were dashed some time around 11 p.m. on Friday, when Gov

Amid much criticism that banks are refusing to lend for reasons of profit, one bank is refusing to lend for reasons of principle. Bank of America on

Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Rep.

I’ve spotlighted retired Lt. Col. Allen West as one of the GOP’s most credible African-American candidates for Congress this year--he lost a 2008 bid in his

This sort of reactionary tripe was perhaps inevitable: A small group of German officers opposed the loyalty oath to Hitler despite great political pressure.

FOX News just broke the story (with few details) that eight-term Indiana Rep. Mark Souder (R) will announce his resignation today after it came to light that

That’s what Rep. Pete Stark, chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, implied today, according to The Hill. The California Democrat said that the

Less than two weeks after Goldman Sachs posted record quarterly profits, some congressional lawmakers are wondering if the Wall Street giant isn’t taking

Scaled-back health reform is a fantasy. Krugman’s losing patience with the House approach to health care. But most Americans want Congress to put the

Via David Dayen, Tom Braithwaite at the Financial Times reports a blockbuster for proponents of strong bank reform: Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s (D-Ark.) provision to

Eartha Melzer, our colleague at Michigan Messenger, has been doing some of the best reporting on Dow Chemical’s successful efforts to evade responsibility for

The Wall Street Journal Political Diary reported that Republicans are worried that Gov. Charlie Crist, independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida, is

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday he still would like to see hearings on abuses of the 14th Amendment by illegal immigrants who come

The United States deported a record of nearly 393,000 people in the fiscal year ending September 30, according to statistics (pdf) from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). About half were deported for criminal convictions, while the other half were deported for “non-criminal immigration violations.” The number of deportations rose sharpest from FY2007 to FY2008, rising from 291,060 deportations to 369,221 deportations. The number of those deported on less-serious traffic violations rose from 4,527 in FY2008 to 13,028 in FY2010, as did those for drunk-driving from 10,851 to 27,635.

Today, President Barack Obama defended his economic policies in a rangy, hour-long, town hall–type interview organized and televised by CNBC. I’ll

So be cynical and presume that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Sunday speech on peace with the Palestinians isn’t going to commit Israel to anything